Active Passive

I. Active Sentences into Passive Forms

1.    They are building a new ring-road round the city.

Ø  A new ring-road round the city is being built by them.

2.    They have changed the date of the meeting.

Ø  The date of meeting has been changed by them.

3.    Is Professor Rivers teaching that course this semester?

Ø  Is that course this semester being taught by Professor Rivers?

4.    Waitresses and waiters serve customers.

Ø  Customers are served by waitresses and waiters.

5.    Hundreds of people visit the Washington Monument everyday.

Ø  The Washington Monument is visited by hudreds of people everyday.

6.    They don’t pay Jim very much.

Ø  Jim isn’t paid them very much.

7.    These students are learning the passive.

Ø  The passive is being learned by these students.

8.    Somebody has shot the president.

Ø  The president has been shot by somebody.

II.   Passive Sentences into Active Forms

1.    That report is being prepared by Alex.

Ø  Alex is preparing that report.

2.    A new idea has been suggested by Shirley.

Ø  Shirley has suggested a new ide.

3.    Have you ever been bitten by a dog?

Ø  Has a dog ever bitten you?

4.    Our homework is corrected by our teacher.

Ø  Our teacher correct our homework.

5.    That proposal is being considered by the members right now.

Ø  The members are considering that proposal right now.

6.    Two buildings have been constructed by that company.

Ø  That company has constructed two buildings.

7.    The mail is opened by the secretary every morning.

Ø  The secretary opens the mail every morning.

8.    The truck is being loaded by the men now.

Ø  The men is loading the truck now.

created by; Destika Fizriani